Esurient

Origin

From Latin esurire ("hungry, desiderative verb"), from edō ("to eat"). Etymological twin to edacious ("voracious, ravenous").

Full definition of esurient

Adjective

1. Very hungry or greedy; ravenous.
• CarlylePoor, but esurient.
• 1983, Alasdair Gray, ‘Logopandocy’, Canongate 2012 (Every Short Story 1951-2012), p. 177:I answered that such freedom would be worse than the vilest slavery, for it would leave me free to do nothing but grappel till death with clusterfist creditors and esurient Kirkists ….
2. avid

Synonyms

Noun

1. One who is hungry or greedy.
• WoodAn insatiable esurient after riches.

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